ìdánimọ̀
noun
/ì.dá.nĩ̄.mɔ̃̀/
Definitions
- recognition
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identification
Ó lo káàdì ìdánimọ̀ mi láti dá mi mọ̀, kí n lè dìbò ní ìdìbò ààrẹ̀ lọ́dùn yìí She used my identification card to identify me, so that I could vote in the presidential election this year
Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + dá mọ̀ (“to recognize/identify”) + ẹni (“person”), literally “someone that is recognized/identified”.
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefixdá mọ̀to recognize/identify
ẹniperson
2 entries are spelled “ẹni”. The etymology calls it “person”, but that isn't enough to tell them apart — we've linked to the first.
ẹni
person, one
ẹni
our (first-person plural possessive pronoun)
Used in
káàdì ìdánimọ̀nọ́ḿbà ìdánimọ̀àmì ìdánimọ̀
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “idanimọ”.
Reference:
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